Russian missile fire kills six in Dnipro and Kyiv – Firstpost

Russian rocket fire on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last night killed four people, including a child, while a teenager and another person were killed in shelling in and around Kyiv, officials said Saturday.

The strikes came less than 48 hours after Russia wrapped up a three-day summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies in Kazan, during which President Vladimir Putin received calls from world leaders to end the conflict.

The strikes came less than 48 hours after Russia wrapped up a three-day summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies in the city of Kazan, where President Vladimir Putin faced calls from world leaders to end the conflict.

“After everything that was said in Kazan, the Russian killers returned to their usual activities,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Saturday.

“This once again proves that aggression cannot be stopped by talking, but only by decisive actions to protect the state,” he added.

In the photos published on the network, residents and rescue teams can be seen near destroyed houses and damaged premises of the medical building.

Authorities reported that as a result of strikes in Dnipro on Friday evening, four people were killed and several buildings, including a hospital, were damaged.

20 people were injured in the city, including four children, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhiy Lysak reported on Telegram.

Images shared by the governor showed rescue workers working on piles of debris, while another showed what appeared to be a hospital room with broken windows.

According to the regional authorities, as a result of separate night attacks on the capital Kyiv and its surroundings, two people were killed, including a teenage girl who died as a result of a drone strike.

Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, came under deadly drone and missile strikes during the Russian invasion.

Kyiv is asking for increased air defenses from its allies ahead of what is likely to be the harshest winter yet, as Moscow steps up strikes on energy infrastructure.

The Russian military said on Saturday that it had captured the front-line village of Alexandropol in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where it has launched a series of offensives in recent months.

With the help of agencies.